Olympia Della Flora: Creative ways to get kids to thrive in school
Olympia Della Flora: Twórcze podejście do zapewnienia dzieciom powodzenia w szkole
Olympia Della Flora wants schools to think differently about educating students -- by helping them manage their emotions. Full bio
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in Columbus, Ohio.
there was a student named D.
he was six years old:
the entire room.
robiło się jasno wokół.
the entire school into lockdown mode
blokowały pracę całej szkoły,
I was the principal at this school.
learned with my staff
been trained for.
my principal prep coursework?
szkolenia na dyrektora.
with a kid like D?
from impeding the learning
that we thought we knew,
was to kick him out,
to wyrzucić go ze szkoły.
are struggling with their education.
dla uczniów na całym świecie.
with a fail-safe solution,
to not only survive in school
mogły nie tylko przetrwać szkołę,
how to read and write
and manage their own emotions.
jak radzić sobie z emocjami.
we were able to move our school
in the state of Ohio,
in just a matter of a few years.
w ciągu zaledwie kilku lat.
on the emotional well-being of their kids.
o dobre samopoczucie emocjonalne dzieci.
full of 30 students
w ciebie rzucać ławkami,
inside of his head.
co dzieje się w jego głowie.
can make huge differences,
or grand strategic plans,
lub wielkich planów strategicznych.
of thinking about what you have
o tym, co już się ma
look outside the box for answers,
poza narzuconym schematem.
enough time, money and effort
dość czasu, pieniędzy i wysiłku
inside the box.
w obrębie tego schematu.
can happen fast.
sensowną zmianę.
to figure out how he had become so angry.
do tego, dlaczego stał się taki zły.
his father had left the home
in order to support the family,
żeby utrzymać rodzinę,
for D to connect with --
z którym mógłby czuć więź.
of his younger brother
that D was six years old?
że D. miał sześć lat?
for having some trouble
to help him with these big emotions
jak pomóc mu radzić sobie z emocjami,
of reading and math.
czyli czytania i matematyki.
where he was struggling the most.
z czym ma największe trudności.
can be a tough transition time
a less structured home environment
środowiska domowe
środowiska szkoły.
we created a calming area for him
wyciszającą przestrzeń,
and soft cushions and books,
miękkie poduszki i książki
to this place in the morning,
back into the school environment
w środowisko szkolne
that helped him calm down.
które pomagały mu się wyciszyć.
younger students,
pomagać młodszym uczniom,
pomocnikiem w przedszkolu.
the kindergarten classroom
how to write their letters.
successful with a few of them
kindergarten students down,
niektórych przedszkolaków,
of peers on behavior was far greater
że wpływ rówieśników jest o wiele większy
would actually laugh with kids,
śmieją się wraz z dziećmi,
niedowierzanie na twarzy D.,
or singing a song from the radio station,
przez rozgłośnię radiową.
with him in his world.
do niego, do jego świata.
to lay on this kind of special treatment
the tools and tactics that worked for D,
skuteczne w wypadku D.,
and use them with other students.
w przypadku innych uczniów.
student behavior
zachowaniu uczniów,
during the lesson plan
nauczyciele rezerwowali czas
their feelings
coping strategies for dealing with them,
radzenia sobie z nimi,
throughout the day,
"przerwy dla mózgu",
physical activities.
with sitting for long periods of time,
którym trudno długo usiedzieć,
underneath their desks.
pedałowały przy biurku.
to stay in the classroom,
do pozostania w klasie
a whole lot of extra money.
about what we had.
o tym, co mieliśmy.
has an instructional supply line.
na zaopatrzenie edukacyjne,
of a school a more calming color,
na spokojniejszy kolor,
in the academic tools --
w pomoce akademickie.
seriously, too.
także pomoce społeczne.
of our kids seriously
rozwoju emocjonalnego dzieci
in our reading and math scores,
w wynikach z czytania i matematyki,
of expected growth
przewidywany roczny wzrost,
with our same demographic.
o tym samym profilu demograficznym.
to help our kids manage their emotions
might be facing at home,
panującym w domu dzieci,
or funded to address it directly.
by zająć się tym samodzielnie.
to local groups,
with the Ohio State University
and school social work.
with our teachers
z największymi problemami.
to the latest college-level thinking,
do najświeższej myśli akademickiej,
got real-world, life experiences
życiowe doświadczenie
Nationwide Children's Hospital
a health clinic within our school,
na terenie naszej szkoły,
resources for our students.
też psychicznego, naszym uczniom.
during the school day.
was not in D or in the kids at all.
zaszła nie w D. ani innych dzieciach,
academic instruction,
the scope of the job.
of our kids seriously,
rozwoju emocjonalnego dzieci
that took that leap with me.
którzy poszli ze mną.
professional development plan,
dr. Bruce'a Perry'ego,
of different childhood experiences
różnych doświadczeń w dzieciństwie
some of our students' experiences,
że niektóre z doświadczeń,
the behaviors that we were seeing.
i zrozumieć obserwowane zachowania.
barriers to learning,
niczym drut kolczasty,
to practice with lesson plans,
z planami lekcji,
with a single focus,
these movement breaks,
and dance for two minutes straight,
w klasie przez całe dwie minuty,
helps the learner retain new information.
pomaga zachować nowe informacje.
provides a perfect short dance party.
to doskonały podkład na imprezę taneczną.
"What happened to you?"
"Co ci się stało?"
instead of "Get out."
zamiast: "wynoś się".
made huge differences,
dała wspaniałe rezultaty
in our academic scores.
got to fourth grade,
with other students.
naśladować inni uczniowie.
continue to improve,
w szkole wciąż się poprawia,
not only for children
i bezpieczne nie tylko dla dzieci
education program
nauczania licealistów
in traditional high school setting.
some of their histories.
detention system
of them exhibit the same behaviors
takie same zachowania,
healthy coping strategies early on
in a regular high school?
ale uważam, że to by pomogło.
I believe that it would've helped.
the social and emotional development
and say what we need to do for our kids.
co trzeba zrobić dla dzieci.
and write, and they graduate
a one skończą studia,
how to manage emotions,
jak radzić sobie z emocjami.
albo zapłacisz później.
for us to invest in our kids.
żeby zainwestować w dzieci.
that can or cannot pass a test.
które zaliczą lub obleją test.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Olympia Della Flora - EducatorOlympia Della Flora wants schools to think differently about educating students -- by helping them manage their emotions.
Why you should listen
Olympia Della Flora wants to seek solutions versus focusing on problems. This is why she became a principal at one of the lowest performing schools in Ohio. She believes that it takes a village to improve schools and has found ways to engage multiple stakeholders in this work including students, staff, parents and community members. Through focusing on this philosophy, Della Flora was able to successfully lead efforts to move her elementary school in Ohio out of failing status with the state. She attributes this success to collaborating with community partners and providing ongoing professional development for staff around social and emotional learning supports for students. She believes that schools should seek ways to address and support the whole child when it comes to learning, addressing not only academics but also social and emotional outcomes. She's now expanding this work through supervising and supporting principals in Connecticut, where she serves as the Associate Superintendent for School Development for Stamford Public Schools.
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